Triple
T16442742
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Hershey |
E399343
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Harriet Davidson Hershey
Harriet Davidson Hershey was the wife and scientific collaborator of Nobel Prize–winning bacteriophage researcher Alfred Hershey.
|
E1212941
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Harriet Davidson Hershey | Statement: [Alfred Hershey, spouse, Harriet Davidson Hershey]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harriet Davidson Hershey Context triple: [Alfred Hershey, spouse, Harriet Davidson Hershey]
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A.
Milton S. Hershey
Milton S. Hershey was an American chocolatier and philanthropist who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company and built the company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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B.
Frank Hershey
Frank Hershey was an American automobile designer best known for his influential work on iconic mid-20th-century car designs, including the original Ford Thunderbird.
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C.
Lloyd Smucker
Lloyd Smucker is a Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania known for his conservative positions on fiscal policy and immigration.
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D.
Gail Borden
Gail Borden was a 19th-century American inventor and businessman best known for developing condensed milk and founding the Borden dairy company.
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E.
Howard Covode Heinz
Howard Covode Heinz was a member of the prominent Heinz family associated with the H. J. Heinz Company, known for its influential role in American business and philanthropy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Harriet Davidson Hershey Triple: [Alfred Hershey, spouse, Harriet Davidson Hershey]
Generated description
Harriet Davidson Hershey was the wife and scientific collaborator of Nobel Prize–winning bacteriophage researcher Alfred Hershey.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harriet Davidson Hershey Target entity description: Harriet Davidson Hershey was the wife and scientific collaborator of Nobel Prize–winning bacteriophage researcher Alfred Hershey.
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A.
Milton S. Hershey
Milton S. Hershey was an American chocolatier and philanthropist who founded the Hershey Chocolate Company and built the company town of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
-
B.
Frank Hershey
Frank Hershey was an American automobile designer best known for his influential work on iconic mid-20th-century car designs, including the original Ford Thunderbird.
-
C.
Lloyd Smucker
Lloyd Smucker is a Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania known for his conservative positions on fiscal policy and immigration.
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D.
Gail Borden
Gail Borden was a 19th-century American inventor and businessman best known for developing condensed milk and founding the Borden dairy company.
-
E.
Howard Covode Heinz
Howard Covode Heinz was a member of the prominent Heinz family associated with the H. J. Heinz Company, known for its influential role in American business and philanthropy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d87f2c6778819080fcfae53be8f12a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32cd8d2988190acb5722a15623319 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00458f8f3c8190ad5eff2ad2a32dea |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00461390608190848c3b896042f1fd |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0046a88e048190baa78506808171b8 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:10 a.m.